Jorgen Udvang
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Mamiya 645 Pro with 80mm f/1.9 and HP5
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Why ? Do you want more resolution or contrast ? These things can of course be optimized with a scanner.Not happy with the medium format scans from this lab. I need to buy a scanner.
Both... resolution and contrast. There's also generally little information in the scanned files.Why ? Do you want more resolution or contrast ? These things can of course be optimized with a scanner.
I'm extremely happy with my Plustek OpticFilm 120 MF Scanner. However for 'some' images I have to use
Silverfast instead of Vuescan. That's because SF is the only program tha can optimize the space between
frames, and that is required for my Mamiya 645AF that takes 16 on 120.
Besides scanning, I always adjust my scans in Adobe Lightroom for optimum results.
It's really a good camera, the Mamiya 645AF for handheld work. When absolute image quality is needed I prefer the Fuji (You know).I'll probably buy a 645 AF or AFD later. I've heard stories about film flatness that aren't too uplifting though, that the second frame after the camera has rested for a while will is often out of focus due to a film flatness problem. Have you experienced that?
Yes, there's a green tint, and I much prefer Portra, not only because of Portra's more yellowish tint, but also because of the way Portra 160 as well as 400 render detail.Jorgen,
I love the Mamiya 1.9 photos. I've read great things about that lens. Have you noticed a bias towards green tint with Fuji color film? I thought it might be the rendering of the lens, but my Pentax 67 lenses also show the green tint, which is something I kind of like. I find that Fuji 400 H seems to like softer, overcast shadow. I'll try Portra 400 and look for the warmer tones of that film. Thanks for all the great photos.
So that I can understand how to interpret those numbers, how are you metering for flash exposures like this?Thank you. I tried it at the claimed speed of 120 and it just wasn't right. I have worked my way down to 50, and I suspect it would be best rated at 25.